PT. MRT Jakarta signed a cooperation agreement with Crossrail International Ltd. for Capacity and Human Resources Development in Urban Railway on Thursday (5/2). It was done by PT. MRT Jakarta President Director, William Sabandar and Crossrail International Ltd. Managing Director, Paul Dyson.

" Through this cooperation, we want to develop PT. MRT's capacity and our human resources' skills . It also supports our plan to build MRT Academy," said Sabandar.

Crossrail International Ltd. would also help PT. MRT Jakarta in research for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and railway development projects.

"Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be valid until two years ahead," he added. 

Meanwhile, Ambassador of United Kingdom (UK) to Indonesia, ASEAN, and Timor Leste, Moazzam Malik mentioned that his country had lot of experience in developing public transportation. 

"We're committed to strengthen our cooperation with MRT Jakarta and Jakarta Provincial Government," he stated.